Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Charleston, WV

423 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Charleston, WV for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Real Estate Sales Agents	$51,670	50	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$51,510	350	View salary detail
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas	$51,380	30	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$50,880	270	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$50,740	60	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$50,700	400	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,680	50	View salary detail
Clergy	$50,520	50	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$50,490	260	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$50,490	260	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$50,350	120	View salary detail
Real Estate Brokers	$50,310	40	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$50,260	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$50,150	40	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$49,900	170	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,810	260	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$49,710	60	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$49,670	40	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,580	1,430	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,130	260	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$49,110	140	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$49,100	30	View salary detail
Carpenters	$49,060	370	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,890	30	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$48,790	60	View salary detail
Machinists	$48,110	110	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$48,000	190	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$47,860	130	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$47,770	660	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$47,690	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$47,680	70	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$47,660	—	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$47,660	—	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$47,540	100	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$47,380	30	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$47,130	80	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$46,590	50	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$46,570	180	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$46,470	110	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$46,100	70	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$46,100	130	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$46,010	60	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,790	40	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$45,700	50	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$45,700	50	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$45,650	50	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$45,610	100	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$45,140	80	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$45,080	210	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$45,000	100	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.